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Benefits of an Integrated Global Delivery Model for providing HR backoffice
and pre-assessment of candidates The term Global Delivery Model (a.k.a offshore delivery) as typically associated with companies engaged in IT, consulting and services delivery business and using a model of executing a technology project using a team that is distributed globally. While the commonly understood meaning of the term implies globally distributed resources, the term itself has acquired a broader definition. Gartner, for example, defines global delivery model to encompass a “focus on the technical skills, process rigor, tools, methodologies, overall structure and strategies for seamlessly delivering IT-enabled services from global locations.” ........Read More |
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How well do your suppliers screen their staff? An audit of over 50 third party suppliers has revealed worrying gaps in both knowledge and systems when it come to effective pre-employment screening processes. Organisations often rely on outsourced suppliers to provide key services and support – our initial findings indicate that we should not take the pre-employment screening that they carry out on their staff at face value! With major and growing concerns over illegal workers, fraudsters, easy to obtain fake documents and qualifications and increasing numbers of people desperately seeking employment it is more vital than ever that we seek reassurances from our suppliers that their staff do not pose a threat to our organisations. ...read more |
| Agenda News.......... ISO27001 Re-Certification Success for Agenda Agenda is pleased to announce that following a full day audit by the British Standards Institute on Monday 28th September 2009 Agenda has been successfully reassessed and re-certified to ISO27001 (ISO/IEC 27001:2005) Information Security Management System........Read More New Security Suite up and running Despite a couple of setbacks the security team are set to move into their new offices and will be fully operational before Christmas........Read More Agenda launches new Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Screening Options Since the new version of the Government’s Baseline Personnel Screening Standard (BPSS) was issued in March 2009 it has become clear that Government institutions and those providing services to Government organisations and departments need to comply with the BPSS ........Read More |
Other News.......... Interactive crime maps launched for the UK Vetting & Barring Scheme Launched Hotmail hacked; 10,000 user’s details posted UK Border Agency announces changes for sponsors under points based system Does the Governments CONTEST strategy affect you? Attorney General fined after failing to copy documents in immigration breach Unlicensed security guards found working across the English Riviera’s holiday parks Government publishes new security policy framework |
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